Twister ring



May 29, 1923. 1,457,027

J. T. HANTON TWISTER RING I Filed Sept. 1922 7tC/8Wr: 7. M

era. 7 f amwb Patented MayZQlQZB- v JOHN T. narrow, or PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT. i

I i r rwrsrnn RING.

iApplication'filed September-5,1922. fseriai u i sse oe.

T all whom it may concern: I length 0f y rn 3/ iSYShIQWII in efig gn e Be it known that I, JOHN T. Hanroma with the traveler; I V j I citizen of the United States, residing at Put- 1 e In practice,preferably, hard grease is emnam, in the county of "Windham, State of p'loyedas a. lubricant. Thisisapplied with V 5 Connecticut, have invented a certain new in the recess, as for ins tanc'ebyfmeans' of and useful Improvement in Twister Rings, ones finger or other suitable wiper, being of which the following is a specification, wipedinto the recess so as substantially to reference being had therein to the accomfill the latter, and the excess being wiped' panying drawings. away, so as to leave theupper and. lower The invention is more particularly an imcylindrical portions of the interior surface provement in connection with provisions for of the ring, above and below the tapered reeffecting lubrication of a ring and the travjcess, clean and free from anything more eler working thereon. than a trace of the lubricant. As the ring Special objects of the invention are to pro{ heats up in-operation' under the friction of Y 15 duce a ring of a constructio-nnot only prothe traveler whirling around-upon the same, viding for convenient application of lubrithe grease will soften sufiiciently to allow. cant, for retention thereof, for-economy in minute quantities thereof to creep upward the use of the lubricant, and for. avoiding and downward over the surfaces with which the production of yarn stained by the lubri- .the traveler contacts in making its circuit. 20 cant, but providing also for convenient and The recess will contain enough lubricant to complete removal of grease, lint, etc;, when answer for continuance oftheltwisting op- 7 it is undertaken to clean the ring. oration for a considerable number of hours v The, invention consists, essentially, in a Without replenishment or replacement. twister ring or thelike formed with an in- When it is required to clear old grease,

2 terior annular lubricant-containing recess and the accumulated lint and other dirt, tapering vertically toward one edge of the from the interior of the ring, they may be ring, preferably upward toward the top edge readily wiped from the depths of the recess thereof, the said recess having a smooth, conover the inclined surface of the wall of the tinuous wall, merging without break or latterand the cylindrical surface into which W shoulder with a smooth adjoining surface the inclined surface merges, and the said next toward such edge. i recess and said surfaces may be rendered 5 An illustrative embodiment of the invenperfectly clean. There are no shoulders or tion is represented in the drawing, which the like behind or under which grease or shows in vertical diametrical section a 'dirt may lodge to interfere with this uptwister ring embodying the invention, with ward wiping and to createdifiiculty in effecta traveler thereon. I ing the clean removal of the old grease. etc. 0 The ring 1 is fiangeless interiorly, the up- The annular recess holds grease sufficient per and lower portions 11 and 12 of its inner to keep the ring properly lubricated surface adjacent the top and bottom edges throughout a large number of doifings. In 40 111 and 121being smooth, plain and cylinpractice, with a ring having'a recess propor- .drical. Intermediate said upper and lower tioned as in the drawing, I have found that 95 cylindrical portions 11 and 12' is formed the one application of grease to the ring anannular recess 13. The latter, as aforesaid, swers throughout ten or twelve doflings. In tapers vertically, in this instance upwardly. the case of twister rings minus a recess, it is 4 The wall of said recess from the lower porcustomary to apply. grease to the rings after tion of the recess upward is'smooth and unevery doiiing, by wiping the grease by means 1 0' broken, and blends without shoulder or perofones fin er upon the interior of the rings. ceptible joint with the upper. cylindrical This 'entai s considerable waste of grease, portion 11. The travelerQis ofawell-known and consumption. of a very much greater 50 form, and is applied to the ring in usual quantity thereof fora given number of dof manner, namely, with its hooked upper and fings than is necessary when rings are re-11 06 lower end-portions embracing the upper and cessed. One reason therefor is that usually lower edges ofthe ring, and with its body more grease isapplied than is needed. In portion at the .interior of the ring. A short addition, as soon as a frame is started up,

. stained yarn is produced. Making the rings with recesses to hold lubricant obviates loss by waste, obviates the production of stained yard, and reduces very materially the number of times the rings require to be supplied with grease.

What is claimed as the invention is,

1. A twister ring or the like formed wit-h an interior annular luhricant-containing recess, tapering vertically toward one edge of the ring, the said recess having a smooth.

continuous wall merging without break or shoulder with a smooth adjoining surface next toward such edge.

2. A twister ring or the like formed with an interior annular lubricant-containing recess, tapering vertically toward the upper edge of the ring, the said recess having a smooth, continuous wall merging without break or shoulder with a smooth adjoining surface next toward the said edge.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. HANTON.

lVitnesses:

CHAS. F. RANDALL, Linus l. l-iorizixs. 

